stake out
• mark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership of it.
• "the boundary between the two manors was properly staked out"
Similar:
mark off,
mark out,
demarcate,
mark the boundaries/limits of,
outline,
measure out,
define,
delimit,
fence off,
section off,
close off,
shut off,
cordon off,
bound,
circumscribe,
• keep a person or place under surveillance.
• "they'd staked out Culley's house for half a day"
Similar:
observe,
watch,
keep an eye on,
keep under observation,
keep watch on,
keep under surveillance,
survey,
monitor,
keep under scrutiny,
watch like a hawk,
keep a weather eye on,
spy on,
check out,
keep tabs on,
keep a tab on,
case,
keep a beady eye on,
surveil,
stake-out
noun
• a period of secret surveillance of a building or an area by police in order to observe someone's activities.
• "they were looking for a vantage point for a stake-out"
